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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1910
Page
2
A newspaper note announces a forthcoming Journal series on planting home gardens and grounds. Readers are told to look for the first installment on page five and that, due to time constraints, some items will be addressed later.
GREENVILLE Pa April 8 United States Steel corporation has sold the Shelby Steel plant to J R Calkins and C P Rogers Jr of Gerry. The new owners plan to manufacture steel products and employ about 100 men. The plant spans twelve acres with three large buildings 80 by 400 feet plus.
An Ames & Co advertisement touts Rheuma as a remedy for rheumatic pain not kidney related. It claims to cleanse uric acid, revive a sluggish liver, and energize the blood, with testimonials and a refund guarantee. It mentions N P Ames & Co and Rheuma Company in Buffalo New York for orders or mail orders.
After April first one hundred nineteen price for double carriages used for funerals and trips to the cemetery rises to four hundred dollars per carriage. The notice lists A R Taylor Edwin L Hewitt D M Jackson and includes garbled lines about safety and vigilance, with phrases about courage and protection.
The fragment shows D C Messenger heavy contract ads and a matrimonial notice from C J Damon stating his wife Beasie Damon has left home and forbidding others to harbor her. It mentions Ardross Spring Creek R P D No 2 and references eye specializations and a St James Friday note, all in a dated fragment.
Guy Raymond of Corry and Euclid Street suffered a severe weekend accident on the Nickle Plate railroad in Connewut Ohio. He arrived at Grace Hospital with his right leg amputated below the knee and a toe removed from the other foot. He is 26, married with two young children, and his family awaits further details as it is learned.
An advertisement touts Sexall Orderlies as a safe constipation treatment with a money back guarantee. It claims the tablets are odorless tasteless and colorless and can be taken anytime without pain nausea or excessive looseness. Available in 1 tablet for 10 cents or 48 tablets for 95 cents at Rexall Stor C. C. Babbitt & Son.
An Erie driven internal order named Home Watchmen of the World forms to keep money within local channels. It is backed by Erie’s wealthiest, led by B P Selden and Wm Hamilton, with John W Little as treasurer, promising laborer protection and regional financial integrity.
A satirical line from a Cleveland page shows a judge scolding a defendant and sentencing for larceny at a cheese factory. The piece reads like a caricature with mock dialogue and a curt finish calling the next case.
Corry Pa April 4 1910 Mayor Alexander presided over the reorganized common council naming L F Blink temporary chairman and O B Porter temporary secretary later Bliss sworn in as city clerk The mayor urged alley paving over streets and improved main thoroughfares to aid commerce and sanitation. He favored gravel or cinder walks in outlying districts and upgrading fire equipment and alarm systems with gradual modernizations. Illumination upgrades on North Center Street and replacing street lamps were recommended along with renovating the city lockup and considering selling the current city building for a new municipal structure aligned to city needs.
Edgar A Higgins Sweet Pea Specialist advertises named varieties and orchid flowers including The Countess Spence and White Spencer. He offers eight half ounce packets postpaid for 25 cents and adds four packets of double poppies and Queen of the Market seeds with orders from Avoca New York.
Keen torture is the daily lot of the piles sufferer and unnecessary. N.F. Ames & Co. offer Hem-Roid with a money back guarantee if not effective. Internal remedy prescribed by Dr J S Leonhiedt. Large bottle priced at $1. Includes refund claim and mail offer from Buffalo, N.Y.
A special meeting of Corry Hospital Association stockholders is set for Friday April 12 at 8 pm in the Hospital. The agenda covers applying to the Erie County Court of Common Pleas to amend the charter to reduce the board from 25 directors. Levens W HL, Dofty, Pres J P Canby, See 102.
The Keytown Co operative Ars n Ltd announces its annual meeting at its Corry Pennsylvania office on Thursday April 14 1910 for the election of officers and general business. The meeting begins at 10 a m with President A H Olmatead presiding.
Pension vouchers entrusted to me will be collected Monday in my office from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. BN, Center Street. G R Powell.
Advertisement promises cure for piles in 6 to 14 days using Pazo Ointment. Claims include relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles with a money back guarantee. Includes bold claims and refund offer, typical of period medical ads.
Horse clipping activity reported at Corry Veterinary Hospital with details unclear due to fragmented text. The note mentions a time reference and a staged task, but full context and outcomes are not provided in the readable portions.
MEN AND WOMEN WANTED. government positions offer annual salaries from 868 to 1200 and up to 9200 for various clerical and departmental posts. Rochester Bureau of Instruction invites applicants over 18 nationwide to request free information and apply for spring exams for Railway Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers, and more. Telephone and mail contact details listed for local offices and painting and decorating services advertised locally.
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